Blast Protection Enchantments – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Blast Protection enchantment with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
Background
The Blast Protection enchantment reduces the damage from explosions such as TNT explosions, creeper explosions, ghast fireballs, initial wither boss explosions, and ender crystals.
You can add the Blast Protection enchantment to any piece of armor such as helmets, chestplates, leggings or boots using an enchanting table, anvil, or game command. Then you will need to wear the enchanted armor to gain the blast protection.
The maximum level for the Blast Protection enchantment is Level 4. This means that you can enchant an item with up to Blast Protection IV. The higher the level, the more powerful the enchantment.
| Enchantment Name | Blast Protection |
|---|---|
| Min Level | Level 1 (Blast Protection I) |
| Max Level | Level 4 (Blast Protection IV) |
| Description | Reduces the damage from explosions such as TNT explosions, creeper explosions, ghast fireballs, initial wither boss explosions and ender crystals |
| Applies To |  Helmets Chestplates Leggings Boots |
| How to add Enchantment | 1. Enchanting Table 2. Anvil 3. /enchant command |
Incompatible Enchantments
In Minecraft, the Blast Protection enchantment can not be combined with the following enchantments:
- Fire Protection
- Projectile Protection
- Protection
Items to Enchant with Blast Protection
In Minecraft, you can enchant the following items with Blast Protection:
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Once you have armor enchanted with Blast Protection, you need to wear the enchanted armor. You will not gain the blast protection until the armor items are worn.
Move each of the armor items (helmet, chestplate, leggings, boots) with Blast Protection from your inventory to your character’s armor boxes.
You will see your character’s appearance change as the armor is worn.
Now that you are wearing the enchanted armor with Blast Protection, the amount of damage that you will take from explosions will be reduced.
Congratulations, you just learned all about the Blast Protection enchantment in Minecraft.
Enchantment ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, Blast Protection has the following enchantment ID and Name values:
| Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name) |
Max Level | Minecraft ID | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Protection (minecraft:blast_protection) |
IV | 3 |
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
- Enchantment is what the enchantment is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /enchant command.
- Max Level is the maximum level that you can apply for this enchantment.
- Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the enchantment.
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version is the Minecraft version number that the enchantment was introduced for the name and ID, if applicable.
Enchant Command for Blast Protection
Enchant Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Blast Protection I:
/enchant @p blast_protection 1
Blast Protection II:
/enchant @p blast_protection 2
Blast Protection III:
/enchant @p blast_protection 3
Blast Protection IV:
/enchant @p blast_protection 4
See more examples of how to use the /enchant command.
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There are other enchantments in Minecraft such as:
